May 14
Jakes’s Just Because We Can Block Party
62nd and Maple Streets
6 p.m.–2 a.m., $5, jakescigars.com
It happens just twice a year. They invite some friends, build a stage, pull in a beer trailer and book some music. Jake’s Cigars and Spirits is throwing another Benson Block Party and an all-star lineup of locally-based bands has been arranged. Look for great beers on tap and food from Espana and Chef...

May 14
Disco Ball: The Studio 54 VIP Experience
Sokol Auditorium, 2234 S. 13th St, 8 p.m., $10/ADV $15/DOS, sokolunderground.com
Even though the most avid of disco fans will profess it never died, the Omaha dance scene has had a bit of a disco revival over the last few months. Saturday’s Disco Ball: The Studio 54 Experience celebrates this rebirth with a flashback party to an era of glitz and glam. This...

May 18
Comedy for Cancer
Funny Bone, 17305 Davenport St., Suite 201
7:30 p.m., $10, dinner available
funnyboneomaha.com, 402.493.8036
Cancer is about as unfunny and grave as it gets, but this Wednesday the Funny Bone Comedy Club’s staff and several comedians donate their time and talents to conjure a little laughter as medicine magic. In addition to live comedy for a good cause, this event will feature a silent...

May 19
Reefer Madness
Film Streams, 1340 Mike Fahey St.
$9 general, $7 students, 7 p.m., filmstreams.org, 402.933.0259
Every once in a while, a great film comes along that scares straight a generation to the path of righteousness. 1936's masterpiece-of-the-overwrought Reefer Madness is not one of those movies. Part of a period of intense anti-marijuana propaganda (which successfully lead to the Marijuana Tax...

Local Fash
Fans of TOMS Shoes take note: philanthropic eyewear company Warby Parker will be in town for Big Omaha, setting up temporary shop at Trocadero in the Old Market, located at 1208 1/2 Howard St. Like Toms, Warby Parker utilizes a “buy a pair, give a pair” program that has donated over 20,000 pairs of eyeglasses to those in need in 26 countries. Warby Parker at Trocadero kicks off Friday, May 13 with a...

Author James Solhein will be at the Bookworm at 87th and Pacific this Saturday, May 14th to sign copies of his new book Born Yesterday, The Diary of a Young Journalist. He will conduct a writing workshop for all ages. He will also help attendees make a picture book they can take with them. The event starts at 11 a.m.
Later that evening, the OM Center at 12th and Howard in the Old Market will celebrate its 10th...